The organizers of the meeting that was to occur on May 15th have notified the Brecht Forum that it will be postponed until a new group can be formed that reflects the full diversity of the city. For further information contact: Pam@meltingintoair.org

May 7th, 2014 7:00 PM
The Riverside Church
We Are All Workers: Faith and Justice Work Together

A major service of worship that will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 7:00 PM at The Riverside Church. The service, entitled “Faith and Justice Walk Together”, is sponsored by The Riverside Church, NY Communities for Change, United NY.org, and Fast Food Forward. It is also supported by a broad range of faith based, community, and labor bodies.

These Tuesday evenings begin with updates and analyses of the last month’s major economic events. In addition to our usual short takes on major economic events of the past month, May's meeting will focus on these topics:

A brief review of Marxian economics core concepts as applied to today's capitalism. What exactly are Marxism's unique insights?

Co-sponsors: democracyatwork.info & The New School Design & Urban Ecologies Program

In addition to our usual short takes on major economic events of the past month, April's meeting will focus on these topics:
* Why the so-called “recovery” since 2010 has bypassed most Americans and served/saved chiefly corporations and the rich.
* Why there has not yet been a sustained social movement to protest and change the biased policies that produce so lopsided a “recovery”

While the Brecht Forum is closing its doors the project of the Brecht Forum will live on. Please join us to reflect on the past of the Brecht, what we did, what we could have done differently, and what we ought to be doing in the future. The goal of this conversation is to begin the process of moving forward with the 39 year project of the Brecht Forum/New York Marxist School in a way that can be sustained in 21st century New York City.

Building off the success of the "Socialism at the Ballot Box" and similar meetings, we continue the conversation with "Socialist Campaign in New York?" While previous meetings focused on the theory of socialists in elections, this one will focus on concrete options.

Over the past 10 years, Brooklynites who have been targeted and sexualized in public spaces have worked hard to elevate street harassment as a public safety issue. More than just "catcalls" or whistles, navigating a culture of street harassment can amount to psychological warfare on a daily basis for those who present as women, LGBTQ and/or gender non-conforming.

May 8th, 2014 7:30 PM
The Working Class Close to the Edge
Ruth Milkman & Ed Ott
Join editors Ruth Milkman and Ed Ott in a discussion based on the just released book, New Labor in New York: Precarious Workers and the Future of the Labor Movement (Cornell University Press) on recent developments and trends for the working class in the New York City area.